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In a 2012interview with CBS, Harry recalled how the sometimes mundane duties that come with being part of the royal family impacted his childhood.
“Dinner conversations was the worst bit about being a child and listening — listening to the boring people around me. Well, you can imagine the kind of dinner parties I had to go to at a young age … Pretty dull,” he said.
02of 14Tim Graham Photo Library via GettyHarry added that there were moments that he andPrince Williamlonged for an ordinary life.“There’s a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish obviously that we were just, you know, completely normal,” he said. “But, you know, we’ve been born into this position. And then therefore, we’ll do what we need to do to make a difference to the people and to kids that need it, you know?”
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Harry added that there were moments that he andPrince Williamlonged for an ordinary life.
“There’s a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish obviously that we were just, you know, completely normal,” he said. “But, you know, we’ve been born into this position. And then therefore, we’ll do what we need to do to make a difference to the people and to kids that need it, you know?”
03of 14EPA-EFE/ShutterstockPrince HarrytoldNewsweekin 2017 that he was in a rush to “to make something of my life. I feel there is just a smallish window when people are interested in me before [William’s children] take over, and I’ve got to make the most of it.”
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Prince HarrytoldNewsweekin 2017 that he was in a rush to “to make something of my life. I feel there is just a smallish window when people are interested in me before [William’s children] take over, and I’ve got to make the most of it.”
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Prince HarrytoldNewsweekin 2017 that he and brotherPrince William"are involved in modernizing the British monarchy. We are not doing this for ourselves but for the greater good of the people…. Is there any one of the royal family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will carry out our duties at the right time.”
05of 14Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesThoughPrince HarrytoldNewsweekthat he aches to be “something other thanPrince Harry,” it’s a “tricky balancing act” to also have an ordinary life.“We don’t want to dilute the magic,” he said. “The British public and the whole world need institutions like it.”
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ThoughPrince HarrytoldNewsweekthat he aches to be “something other thanPrince Harry,” it’s a “tricky balancing act” to also have an ordinary life.
“We don’t want to dilute the magic,” he said. “The British public and the whole world need institutions like it.”
06of 14Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock"The monarchy is a force for good,“Prince HarrytoldNewsweekin 2017, “and we want to carry on the positive atmosphere that the queen has achieved for over 60 years, but we won’t be trying to fill her boots.”
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“The monarchy is a force for good,“Prince HarrytoldNewsweekin 2017, “and we want to carry on the positive atmosphere that the queen has achieved for over 60 years, but we won’t be trying to fill her boots.”
07of 14DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/GettyIn theirNov. 2017 engagement interview,Prince Harrysaid he thought of Meghan as “an added member of the family.““It’s another team player as part of the bigger team and you know for all of us, what we want to do is be able to carry out the right engagements, carry out our work and try and encourage others in the younger generation to be able to see the world in the correct sense rather than perhaps being just having a distorted view,” he said.
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In theirNov. 2017 engagement interview,Prince Harrysaid he thought of Meghan as “an added member of the family.”
“It’s another team player as part of the bigger team and you know for all of us, what we want to do is be able to carry out the right engagements, carry out our work and try and encourage others in the younger generation to be able to see the world in the correct sense rather than perhaps being just having a distorted view,” he said.
08of 14JASON DORDAY/AFP/Getty ImagesBoth Meghan and Harry admitted in their engagement interview that it was difficult to prepare the formerSuitsstar for royal life.“I think I can very safely say as naive as it sounds now, having gone through this learning curve in the past year and a half I did not have any understanding of just what it would be like,” said Meghan. “I don’t think either of us did that we both said that even though we knew that it would be.Prince Harryadded, “I had tried to warn you as much as possible,” but that warning wasn’t enough. “I think you can have as many conversations as you want, trying to prepare as much as possible but we were totally unprepared for what happened after that.”
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Both Meghan and Harry admitted in their engagement interview that it was difficult to prepare the formerSuitsstar for royal life.
“I think I can very safely say as naive as it sounds now, having gone through this learning curve in the past year and a half I did not have any understanding of just what it would be like,” said Meghan. “I don’t think either of us did that we both said that even though we knew that it would be.
Prince Harryadded, “I had tried to warn you as much as possible,” but that warning wasn’t enough. “I think you can have as many conversations as you want, trying to prepare as much as possible but we were totally unprepared for what happened after that.”
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“I have said for a long time to H, that’s what I call [Harry], ‘It’s not enough to just survive something. That’s not the point of life. You have to thrive. You have got to feel happy,’ " she said. “I really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a ‘stiff upper lip.’ I really tried, but I think that what that does internally is probably really damaging.”
10of 14Rosa Woods/GettyPrince Harryalso spoke out on the impact of the press.“Look, part of this job and part of any job, like everybody, means putting on a brave face and turning a cheek to a lot of the stuff. But again, for me and for my wife, of course, there’s a lot of stuff that hurts — especially when the majority of it is untrue,” Harry said. “But all we need to do is focus on being real, focus on being the people we are and standing up for what we believe in.I will not be bullied into carrying a game that killed my mum.”
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Prince Harryalso spoke out on the impact of the press.
“Look, part of this job and part of any job, like everybody, means putting on a brave face and turning a cheek to a lot of the stuff. But again, for me and for my wife, of course, there’s a lot of stuff that hurts — especially when the majority of it is untrue,” Harry said. “But all we need to do is focus on being real, focus on being the people we are and standing up for what we believe in.I will not be bullied into carrying a game that killed my mum.”
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“If things were fair … If I’d done something wrong, I’d be the first one to go ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry. I would never do that,' " she added. “But when people are saying things that are just untrue and they are being told they’re untrue but they’re allowed to still say them — I don’t know anybody in the world who would feel like that’s okay.”
12of 14Meghan Markle.Shutterstock"You know, because I’m from the States, you don’t grow up with the same understanding of the royal family and so while I now understand very clearly, there’s a global interest there,” Meghan said during herengagement interview.
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“You know, because I’m from the States, you don’t grow up with the same understanding of the royal family and so while I now understand very clearly, there’s a global interest there,” Meghan said during herengagement interview.
13of 14Prince William and Prince Harry.ShutterstockHarry talked about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, while being back in a place that was so close to her heart, saying it’s a “wound that festers.”“I think being part of this family — in this role, in this job — every single time I see a camera, every single time I hear a click, every single time I see a flash, it takes me straight back,” he said. “In that respect, it’s the worst reminder of her life as opposed to the best.”“Being here now 22 years later trying to finish what she started will be incredibly emotional. But everything that I do reminds me of her,” he continued. “But as I said — with the role, with the job and sort of the pressures that come with that — I get reminded of the bad stuff.”
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Harry talked about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, while being back in a place that was so close to her heart, saying it’s a “wound that festers.”
“I think being part of this family — in this role, in this job — every single time I see a camera, every single time I hear a click, every single time I see a flash, it takes me straight back,” he said. “In that respect, it’s the worst reminder of her life as opposed to the best.”
“Being here now 22 years later trying to finish what she started will be incredibly emotional. But everything that I do reminds me of her,” he continued. “But as I said — with the role, with the job and sort of the pressures that come with that — I get reminded of the bad stuff.”
14of 14Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth in 2018.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesMeghan praisedQueen Elizabethin thecouple’s engagement interview, noting she has gotten to know her as both the monarch and asPrince Harry’s grandmother.“All of those layers have been so important for me so that when I met her I had such a deep understanding and of course incredible respect for being able to have that time with her. And… she’s, she’s an incredible woman,” Meghan said.
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Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth in 2018.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Meghan praisedQueen Elizabethin thecouple’s engagement interview, noting she has gotten to know her as both the monarch and asPrince Harry’s grandmother.
“All of those layers have been so important for me so that when I met her I had such a deep understanding and of course incredible respect for being able to have that time with her. And… she’s, she’s an incredible woman,” Meghan said.
source: people.com
